Went to see the new film American Assassin and I shouldn’t have, you shouldn’t, no one should. This is an upjumped B movie, a direct-to-video film that convinced someone to go theatrical and have a good budget. It’s a lousy, … Continue reading
Also caught Birth of the Dragon, a new Bruce Lee story that tells the allegedly true story of his fight with Chinese shao-lin master Wang Jack Man in the early 60s, years before Lee would break out as a kung … Continue reading
Rented Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla Resurgence), Japan’s latest reboot of the giant monster, released in 2016. In this flick, Godzilla / Gojira is back to being the destructive force of nature. No saving the earth, just stomping on Tokyo and … Continue reading
The new movie The Hitman’s Bodyguard is a buddy action comedy bloated propulsive, loud, dick-swinging showcase for throwback film making. If you told me this movie had been released in the late 80s or early 90s, i’d believe you. It … Continue reading
Also caught the new Halle Berry suspense film Kidnap. That’s an apt title – the movie is basically about a kidnapping and absolutely nothing else. Truth in advertising. This is not a criticism – the movie knows it’s a B … Continue reading
Atomic Blonde is Charlize Theron’s new spy/action flick set in 1989 Berlin. If this film didn’t have one of the directors of John Wick (and thus its fights scenes) and if it didn’t star Charlie Theron, then it would be … Continue reading
Luc Besson’s new film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has an opening sequence better than most full movies I’ve seen all year. And then the rest of the film unfortunately happens. Valerian is based on an … Continue reading
Caught a preview showing of the new Christopher Nolan WW2 movie Dunkirk. This will certainly be an unpopular opinion among amateur and pro reviewers, but I did not love this movie. It’s not a terrible movie and I can offer … Continue reading
War for the Planet of the Apes is misnamed third movie in the Planet of the Apes reboot series. It’s an uneven movie that starts great and then takes a turn and winds up a pretty good flick in the … Continue reading
Spider-Man: Homecoming is the latest reboot of the Spider-Man character and also the follow-up to his cameo in Captain America: Civil War. Tom Holland, the new Peter Parker / Spidey, made a great first impression in Civil War and he … Continue reading